Covid-19 | ‘216 districts have not reported any case till now’: Govt

Government on Friday briefed on the Covid-19 situation in India and notified that 216 districts in the country have not reported any case till now. Addressing a press conference, joint secretary in the health ministry Lav Agarwal said India's recovery rate stands at 29.36 per cent with 16,540 COVID-19 patients cured till now, including 1,273 who recovered in the last 24 hours. Asked about AIIMS Delhi Director, Dr Randeep Guleria's remarks citing data that the peak of the disease in India may be reached in June or July, Agarwal said, “If we follow dos and don'ts, we may not reach the peak in number of COVID-19 cases and our curve may remain flat.” Agarwal also said that that the ICMR will conduct clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma therapy in 21 hospitals.